Baden weather in April

In April, Baden sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Baden's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 10 µg/m³ · 2020

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Baden reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2124
3124
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12144
13144
14145
15145
16145
17145
18155
19155
20156
21156
22156
23166
24166
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30177

How April really feels in Baden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Baden weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7712.25.88.70.0
Feb / -1°6510.559.90.3
Mar10° / 8113.13.611.62.2
Apr14° / 8613.31.513.33.8
May18° / 12616014.95.0
Jun22° / 13°12616.6015.75.6
Jul24° / 14°14016.1015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13115.6014.16.1
Sep19° / 10°9512.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 8812.40.310.63.7
Nov / 8411.92.69.11.1
Dec / -0°9213.75.48.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184060
194060
203961
213961
223961
233763
243763
253664
263664
273466
283466
293466
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Baden gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1458
2458
3447
4447
5447
6437
7436
8436
9436
10436
11436
12436
13436
14436
15436
16436
17436
18436
19445
20445
21455
22465
23464
24474
25483
26493
27493
28502
29512
30512

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:166:47
212.66:146:48
312.66:126:50
412.76:106:51
512.76:086:53
612.86:066:54
712.96:046:55
812.96:026:57
913.06:006:58
1013.05:587:00
1113.15:567:01
1213.15:547:03
1313.25:527:04
1413.35:507:05
1513.35:487:07
1613.45:467:08
1713.45:447:10
1813.55:427:11
1913.55:407:12
2013.65:387:14
2113.75:367:15
2213.75:347:17
2313.85:337:18
2413.85:317:20
2513.95:297:21
2613.95:277:22
2714.05:257:24
2814.05:247:25
2914.15:227:27
3014.15:207:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Baden?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baden.

What to pack for Baden in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Baden sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Baden in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baden peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baden?

Baden sits at 47.5°N, 8.3°E, 381 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Wettingen, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Baden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,987 m.

The land around Baden is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
470 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
2,987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Wettingen 2.0 km · Dietikon 11 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten 16 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) 17 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baden (47.4733°, 8.3059°, elevation 381 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).